Student Leadership Positions
Info sessions for undergraduate elections for the YAA class delegates and Class Officers positions will be held the last week of January and 1st week of February 2026. Raising sophomores, juniors and seniors will hold elections this February 18-20, 2026. For more information reach out to Jeannie Daniel, associate director of student & recent graduate engagement.
Info Sessions: Rose Alumni House (232 York St)
January 28th @ 4:00 PM
February 3rd @ 5:00 pm
Must submit a Statement of Purpose & signed Certificate of Candidacy by Friday, February 6th.
Open positions for each class are as follows:
Duties of the YAA class delegates include:
Attending the YAA Assembly November 12-13, 2026 and reporting back to the class on important university issues. Serving on YSAA committees relevant to undergraduate life and student-alumni relations. Other student/alumni engagement projects as appropriate
Yale College’s oldest elected positions, class secretary and class treasurer. The officers serve during their senior year and have responsibilities until the 5th reunion, in 2032.
The duties during senior year include:
Organization of a Class Council
- Planning events (previous events have included a tailgate, a trip to Mohegan Sun, a Super Bowl party, open house at the Art Gallery, Pizza Study Break, Bar Nights, and the Masquerade Ball, among other things)
- Organizing Senior Week events and producing and selling class gear
- Monitoring the class treasury
- Work with the Yale College dean’s office
- Class secretary serves as an ex-officio member of the Yale Alumni Association Board of Governors
After graduation, duties include:
- Writing class notes – the exciting goings on of your fellow Class of 2027 alumni – six times a year for the Yale Alumni Magazine (secretary)
- Keeping the class treasury healthy by writing text for dues emails and letters. (treasurer)
- Organizing and monitoring class events with the assistance of the Yale Alumni Association (regional, reunions, tailgates etc.)
Mimi Pham '17 shares what it is like to serve as Yale College Class Treasurer and invites others to get involved. (2022)